The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-14

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our customers since 1885, We desire, through the
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ton to stock, at all times new. MODERN and
by far the largest in the ST. Croix Valley of drugs.
| family medicines. lumbermens drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes, and beautiful parlor
AID hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
During these short days the laundry is one of
the busiest places about the prison, and last week
some of the boys did not get all their clean
clothes. The boss laundryman claims that with
the increased population one wash boiler is not
sufficient. and that the addition of another of the
same size now in would facilitate his work.
1t would indeed. be good idea to have two
boilers, it is difficult with only one to give the
desired ''whteness" to sheets, pillow cases. etc.,
after a lot of begrimmed and greasy machine-shop
clothes have been run through the machine.
Although there were extra attractions
in the chapel Sunday, the hall was comfortably
filled. the inmates attending almost in body and
about fifty visitors present Among the
latter we noticed Miss Lizzie Webb, OBrien Cay
'ou, Miss Rose IIabnstreet Mr. and Mrs. c. E. War
riner, Misses Laura and Josie Lindholm, Mrs. Nc
Kusick, Mrs. r. NJ Anderson and daughter,
j. f. Sullivan and wife, Dewitt 4. Young, 1T. Ack-
ley sackett. Miss Lizzie Cayou, Mrs Will Whit
beck, Miss Newton, Mrs. Barrett, Miss Willis, Mr..
Fitzgerald.
-*Mack,' in 2S5, has invented novel PIPE,
something after the pattern af those used by the
Turks. 1t is simple, consisting of bottle IL
inches in diameter and inches long. The bowl,
which has two stems, one at the bottom and one
in the side, is fastened to the cork the bottom
stem reaching nearly to the bottom of the bottle,
which is filled with water to within couple Of
inches of the TOP. The smoke before being sucked
into the mouth passes through the water, which
abstracts the poisonous nicotine The water has
to be changed after it has been used three four
times. Mack says there are innumerable
square acres OF comfort contained in his model
pipe, and we hav no doubt he knows whereof he
speaks.
Sunday Services.
The first intimation the inmates Of the prison
receive Sabbath morning. that chapel hour has
arrived is the rapid unlocking of the cells of all
who desire to attend church. Their follows the
creaking of the bars they sprung to allow
the doors to swing open. and the orderly march
in single file to the chapel hail. where all sit IN
silence with folded arms awaiting the opening of
services. The silence is broken by only the adj
mission of citizens. and the hushed tread of the
deputy warden and his assistants, seating the
visitors in a part Of the hall reserved for that
purpose.
On last Sabbath morning services opened
by the remnant of our choir reduced to
trio" singing an appropriate hymn accompan-
led by our faithful organist, Mrs. Tough; then
followed hymn by the audience, after which
Rev. Albert our chaplain, read fifteen verses Of
the third chapter of Exodus. The text was from
Deuteronomy, ST., ard Moses was one hundred
and twenty years old when he died." etc. The
sermon was characterized, as are all OF Rev. Al
bert's sermons, by its historical and instructive
nature, coupled with high moral and religious
application to ordinary life. He dwelt at
length upon the life of Moses, and the influence
of his labor and teachings upon the worlds his
tory. down to the present time. He compared his
life with the lives of other great leaders and
teachers of men, and measured the true greatness
of by the distance he rises above his original
level. The condition Of the people with whom
Moses Unidentified, the state of society, the
religion of the Egyptians. the difficulties which
he encountered and overcame and the benefits
resulting from his 1abors. to the age in which he
lived, as well as all succeeding ages, were dis
cribed in manner which brought the audience
face to face with the highest civilization on earth
thirty-fve hundred years ago, and gave clear
and concise view of the most important events in
the worlds history. After tlrty-fve centuries
the laws of Moses the foundation of the laws
of every civilized nation, and the God he wor-
shipped is THE God of the enlightened world.
Measured by the true standard Of mems great
ness, Moses was undoubtedly the greatest man
who ever lived
Respectfully Declines.
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